Land-marker.



Patented "if. 26, I9UI.

INVENTOR r. m. ENGLE. LAND MARKER.

(App! catlon filed Nov 22, 1900) (Ila Modl.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIcE. t

FRANCIS MARION ENGLE, OF SVVEETIVATER, ILLINOIS.

LAN D-MARKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 67O,7O 5, dated March26, 1901.

Application filed November 22,1900 Serial NO- 37,340. No mode-1.1

To all whom, it 772 603; concern:

Be it k nown that I FRANCIS MARION ENGL a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Sweetwater, in the county of Menard and State ofIllinois, haveinvented a new and Improved Landdtlarker, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in land marker attachments forseeders and planters; and the object is to provide a device that may bereadily applied to any seeding or planting machine and having a simplemeans for raising and lowering the landmarker and that may be operatedby a person without leaving his seat on the machine, thus savingconsiderable time and labor.

I will describe a land-marker embodying my invention and then point outthe novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is a rear perspective view of a planter, showing a land-markerembodying my invention as applied thereto; and Fig. 2

'is a longitudinal section substantially on the line a: a; of Fig. 1.

seeder or planter of any well-known construc tion and to which theland-marker is designed to be attached. The land-marker comprises a rod2, pivotally connected, as here shown, to a hanger 3, attached to therear portion of the machine-frame, so that said rod may be swung toeither side of the machine. Marking-points 4 are extended in oppositedirections from the end of the rod, and attached to the frame arestirrups or hooks 5, designed to support the rod from moving its outerend too far downward and from swinging forward.

Pivotally connected to the machine-frame are lifting-levers 6 7. Theselifting-levers have rearwardly and downwardly extended portions designedto engage underneath the rod 2 between its pivotal point and a stirrup.The lever 6 is designed to lift the rod 3 when said rod is at the sideshown in Fig. 1, while the lever 7 is designed to lift said rod when itis swung to the opposite side. These levers are designed to be operatedby foot-pressure by a man on the seat 8, and while the levers may beindependent one of the other I have here shown their inner endsconnected by a bar 9. This bar 9 during its downward movement to raisethe rod moves along the rear side of the spring-standard 10 for theseat, and it may be held in its downward position by engaging underneatha spring-pressed dog 11, attached to said standard 10. Thisspringpresseddog has side pieces which engage against the opposite sides of thestandard 10, and the rear edges of said side pieces are inclineddownward and rearward, so that when the bar 9 ismoved downward andengages .with said side pieces the dog will be moved forward until thebar reaches the under end thereof, when a spring 12, attached to thestandard 10 and engaging with an upwardlyextended portion 13 of the dog,will turn said dog to bring its lower end over the rod.

In operation when itis desired toraise the outer end of the rod 2 whileturning in a field, or upon reaching a stump, or when moving the machinefrom one place to another the driver will place his foot on the bar 9,forcing it downward and consequently moving the rear end of the leversupward, which will of course elevate the outer end of the rod. When itis desired to again lower the rod, it is only necessary to release thebar 9 from the dog 11, when the rod will fall by gravity.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to securemy Letters Patent- 1. A land-marker attachment for a seeder or planter,comprising a bar having swinging connection with the seeder or planter,a lever for engaging underneath said bar, the said lever being extendedforward to be engaged with the drivers foot, and a stirrup. on themachine-frame for receiving and supporting said bar, substantially asspecified.

2. A land-marker attachment for a seeder.

or planter, comprising a bar mounted to swing thereon, stirrups at theopposite sides of the frame and with either one of which said bar mayengage, levers attached to the opposite sides of the frame and extendeddownward and rearward to engage with said bar, a rod connecting theinner ends of said levers, and a device for fastening said rod in itslowermost position, substantially as specified.

3. A land-marker attachment for a seeder or planter, comprising a barhaving swinging connection with the frame of the machine, stirrups atthe opposite sidesof the machineframe for supporting the bar, leverspivoted to the machine-frame at opposite sides and having portionsextended outward and rearward to engage the said bar,'a rod connectingthe inner ends of said levers, and a springpressed dog for engaging withsaid rod, substantially as specified V 4. A land-marker attachment foraplanter or seeder, com prising a bar mounted to swing on the frame ofthe machine, stirrups for receiving and supporting said bar, leverspivoted to the opposite sides of the machineframe for elevating saidbar, a rod connec- FRANCIS MARION ENGLE.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL EsTILL, MOSES HUGHES.

